Target-trap



(Nomoael.) A H.' HEBBARD.

TARGET TRAP. No. 322,714. Patented July Z1, 1885.

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A UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICEG ALBERT H. HEBBARD, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,714, dated July 21, 1885.

Application led May 19, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. HEBBARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iu Target-Traps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved arm for atarget-trap, which is the subject of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same, showing the target in position for operation. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line x 00 in Fig. 2.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to targettraps or senders, for discharging the so-called ilying targets;77 and it has particular reference to an improved construction of an arm for such traps, adapted to hold, and, in the act of being discharged, to impart an axial rotation to the target placed therein.

The invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the main arm of a target-trap, which is to be pivotally mounted upon some suitable stand, and adapted to be actuated by a suitable spring or other mechanism, which has not been shown in the drawings.

B is an arm pivoted at the outer end of the arm A, and connected with the latter by means of a spring, C, which enables the arm B to swing from its normal position at an angle of ninety degrees (more or less) to the said arm A to a position at one hundred and eighty degrees (more or less) to the latter. The end of the arm B is bifurcated, as shown at D, forming an upper and a lower` prong, denoted, respectively, by letters E and F. To the said arm B is also hinged or pivoted a third arm, G, having a pivoted rod, H, extending through the outer end of which is provided with a nut, J, between which and the said arm B is arranged a coiled spring, K, whereby the said arm G is automatically drawn toward the arm B, as Will be seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The arm G is provided with a vertical pin or stud, L, which may be adjusted in any one of a series of perforations, M M, in the said arm; and it is alsoV provided at its outer end with an additional pin or stud, N, either stationary or arranged to revolve in its bearing, and having a sleeve or covering of rubber, leather, or other suitable material, as shown at O.

l? designates a target adapted to be used in connection with a trap having my improved arm. The same consists of a concavo-convex or saucershaped disk, having an annular shoulder, Q, and annular rim or ange R.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. The arms B G are drawn apart against the tension of the spring K, and the target is then inserted between the said arms in such a manner that its under side or edge shall rest upon the arm G and the lower prong, F, of the arm B, the upper prong, E, of vsaid arm being iitted in the shoulder Q of the target, while the rim B of said target will bear against the pins or studs L N of the arm G. When, in the act of discharging the trap, a swing motion is imparted with great force to the arm A, the target Will, by the centrifugal force thus generated, be discharged by its periphery rolling, as it were, upon or around the stud or stop N, while the opposite side of its periphery slides between the prongs E F of arm B, thereby imparting the desired axial rotation to the target.

By this construction of the trap, targets of the simplest possible construction may be employed, and the necessity heretofore existing, of providing the targets with hubs or axial projections, is dispensed With.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improvement in target-traps, the combination of the hinged or swiveled main a transverse perforation, I, in the arm B, and

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arm thespringaotuated bifureated arm hinged to the outer end of the said main arm, and the spring-actuated auXiliary arm pivoted upon the said bifuroated arm and provided with the adjustable pin, and the revolving pin or stud at its outer end adapted to impart an axial rotation to the target in the manner set forth, substantially as described.

2. In an arm or carriage for target-traps, the combination7 with the main arm, of the spring-actuated bifu reated arm hinged to the outer end of the said main arm, the auxiliary arm pivoted upon the said bifuroated arm and provided with the adjusting-pin, and the revolving pin or stud at its outer end7 and the 

